A lasting impression

Workers clean one of several dozen machines in Haas Automation Inc.'s production facility in Oxnard.

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A drill bit stands out in Haas Automation Inc.'s showroom at the company's Oxnard facility.

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A group visits Haas Automation Inc.'s showroom after a tour of the company's Oxnard production facility.

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Jaime Liobing (left), of Port Hueneme, works on a machine in Haas Automation Inc.'s production facility in Oxnard.

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Paul Bailey, of Oak Park, prepares a machine for a trade show recently in Haas Automation Inc.'s Oxnard showroom.

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Workers prepare one of the larger automated machines at Haas Automation Inc.'s production facility in Oxnard. The machine, which can operate unmanned for two shifts per day, makes custom pieces for Haas machines.

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A robotic clamp faces the sky as several machine parts sit below waiting to be used in Haas Automation Inc.'s production facility in Oxnard.

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A metal mold for building plastic video game controllers sits on a shelf on Haas Automation Inc.'s production floor in Oxnard. According to Haas General Manager Robert Murray, most everday products have in some way touched a machine tool like those manufactured by Haas.

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Chris Vergara, of Oxnard, works on one of Haas Automation Inc.'s machines at the company's Oxnard facility.

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Haas Automation Inc., which was founded by Gene Haas with a single machine in 1983, has expanded over the decades to become the largest machine tool builder in the U.S. with a 1-million-square-foot facility in Oxnard.

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Hundreds of casted metal parts are used each month to produce machines at Haas Automation Inc.'s production facility in Oxnard.